A Health Club for Your Mind! Osher Lifelong Learning Institute for seasoned adults, age 50+ Course Schedule Fall 2021 Address: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 758100 OLLI Fairbanks, AK 99775-8100 Office: 159 University Park Bldg. at UAF 1000 University Avenue Osher Fairbanks, AK Lifelong Learning Phone: (907) 474-6607 Institute Email: [email protected] at the Website: www.uaf.edu/olli/ University of Alaska Fairbanks Program Director: Sarah Garland Admin Assistant: Cheyenne Martinez Photo Credits Front cover: Krista Holbrook p. 5: Clark Milne p. 7: Kat Betters p. 13: Dave Norton p. 21 left: JR Ancheta p. 21 center: Dan Darrow p. 21 right: John Kooistra p. 22: Kristina Ahlnäs All other photos by OLLI staff What is OLLI and How Does It Operate? The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a program of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, led and supported by its membership and determining its own curriculum, policies, procedures, and fees. There are 123 other “Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes” around the country, but each program is completely inde- pendent, with many different formats, fees, and ways of operating. What Osher Institutes have in common are high quality and financial support from the Bernard Osher Foundation. They recognize the generosity of benefactor Bernard Osher by using the Osher name. OLLI at UAF offers a rich array of classes and learning opportunities for adults who are 50 or older. You can explore academic and general interest classes in an atmosphere that is intellectually challenging, but without the stress of tests and grades. Members are invited from all backgrounds: a college education is not a prerequisite for membership. Members share the common bonds of intellectual curiosity and the experience of their generation. They are self- motivated learners and eager to share opinions, knowledge, and expertise with humor and mutual respect. Organization Lecture Series Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program of Summer OLLI offers a free public lecture series by distinguished UAF Sessions and Lifelong Learning of the University of Alaska faculty and community members. Winter lectures are on topics Fairbanks. It is supported by membership fees, donations, related to Alaska or the North and are held on the first Fridays and an endowment that was initiated by a generous gift from of December, January, and February. the Bernard Osher Foundation. Members participate in planning and operating the pro- Socials gram through committees and an Advisory Board. Board • Annual meeting and outdoor picnic in August members are elected at an annual membership meeting. • Large indoor gatherings are still on hold due to covid. Annual Membership Location Membership is open to adults 50 and older and their adult Unless noted otherwise in the course description, classes are companions. The annual fee is $35. The membership year held at the UAF University Park Building (old University is July through June. Membership includes e-newsletters, Park School) at 1000 University Avenue. Many courses are socials, lecture series, special interest groups, and eligibility also offered in a real-time distance format for students to par- to register for courses and special programs. ticipate from their own homes. Courses Classes are held in Spring (February–April) and Fall (September–November). Most classes meet on weekdays, once a week, for four weeks. Topics are in the fields of art, computers, current events, health, history, literature, music, philosophy, and science, as well as exercise and hobbies. The format may be lecture, discussion group, or hands-on. There are no tests or grades. Classes are taught by current and Avenue University retired faculty of UAF and by others with specialized exper- tise. All of our instructors are volunteers! Fees We offer two types of membership: “Members” pay $35 per year plus $15 tuition per course. “Unlimited members” pay $185 per year with no per-course tuition. Some courses have a materials fee or facility fee; all students must pay those fees. Geist Road Online registration open 9:30 am Wednesday August 11 (see p. 26) 1 OLLI in the Time of Covid Vaccination Policy Room Capacity Vaccination against covid-19 is required for in-person par- We expect demand to exceed supply for in-person classroom ticipation in any indoor OLLI class or event for fall 2021. We seats, so please select in-person courses only if you plan to be appreciate your help in safeguarding our OLLI community! there for all class meetings. At press time, we do not know what Course Numbers UAF guidelines for spacing in classrooms will be. Enrollment caps listed in the course descriptions are subject to decrease if Course number ends in “-Z”: Distance-delivered via Zoom; room capacity remains restricted. open to all members regardless of vaccination status. Course number without a “-Z”: Meets in person. By enrolling in a course without a “-Z” you attest that you are fully vacci- nated against covid-19. In-person participants in hybrid courses will also receive the Zoom link and recordings. Contents Fall 2021 Evenings and Weekends REC-04, REC-04-Z Finding the Right Parts to Fix ❄ HIS-01, HIS-01-Z Iñupiaq Skin-sewing - A Family Your Bike Perspective: 1920s to Today ❄ REC-05, REC-05-Z Hiking the Chilkoot Trail MUS-02-Z Feeling Groovy: Music of the 60s REC-06 Long-Distance Hiking National and 70s Scenic Trails SCI-08, SCI-08-Z The Advancing Science of Slowing ❄ REC-07, REC-07-Z Be Part of the Fairbanks Christmas Aging Bird Count! REC-08 Knot Tying for Beginners Alaskan Topics REC-09 Learn and Play Board Games A snowflake (*) denotes Alaskan topics ❄ REC-10, REC-10-Z Outdoors in Alaska Art & Crafts . 4 Films & Photography . 8 ART-01 Revisiting Entrelac Knitting FLM-01, FLM-01-Z Eclectic Tour of Movies, Documentaries, ❄ ART-02, ART-02-Z Birch Bark Picture Frames and Science ART-03 Make A Painted Coaster PHT-01, PHT-01-Z iPhone Photography ART-04 Create a “Tea Bag Doll” Pin Foods & Flowers . 8 ART-05 Sew a Small Crossbody Handbag FF-01 Cake Decorating ❄ ART-06, ART-06-Z Meet the Artists FF-02 The Historical and Culinary Importance ART-07, ART-07-Z Chip Carving of Spices ART-08, ART-08-Z Let’s Paint Rocks ❄ FF-03, FF-03-Z Discover The Boreal Herbal Book ❄ Computer Applications . 5. FF-04 Perennial Gardens for Fairbanks FF-05-Z Food: Dynamic Duos CP-01-Z Photo Retouching in Adobe Lightroom FF-06-Z Aphrodisiacs: Forbidden Foods and CP-02 Introduction to iPhone Drinks CP-03-Z Back Up Your Mac Computer FF-07-Z Demon Foods: Are Your Favorite Foods Killing You? Exercise & Recreation . 6 . ❄ FF-08, FF-08-Z OneTree Alaska: Birch REC-01 Bike Maintenance EX-01 Intermediate Yoga Healthy Living . 10 EX-02 Kundalini Yoga and Meditation HL-01-Z Stand Taller to Live Longer REC-02 Alaska Canasta HL-02-Z Wellness and Stress Management REC-03 Learn to Play Sudoku HL-03, HL-03-Z Adult Development Through an Occupational Therapist’s Lens 2 www.uaf.edu/olli/ 907-474-6607 [email protected] Contents Fall 2021 continued HL-04 Becoming Friends With Our Religion & Beliefs . 16. Aging Guts RB-01-Z Intermediate Astrology HL-05 Nodo-tore: Throat Training to RB-02, RB-02-Z Origins: Religion and Development Prevent Choking RB-03, RB-03-Z Neophyte’s Intro to Astrology, I HL-06 Kitchen Yoga RB-04, RB-04-Z Neophyte’s Intro to Astrology, II History & Politics. 11 . Science & Mathematics. .17 . ❄ HIS-01, HIS-01-Z Iñupiaq Skin-sewing - A Family ❄ SCI-01 Marine Science Special Topics Perspective: 1920s to Today MTH-01, MTH-01-Z Demography ❄ HIS-02-Z Environmental History in Russia and SCI-02, SCI-02-Z Skeletal Muscle Function with Aging Alaska ❄ SCI-03-Z Permafrost Carbon and Climate HIS-03 Viewpoints of Vietnam Change HIS-04 Great Decisions 2021, I ❄ SCI-04, SCI-04-Z Alaska Weather and Wildfires HIS-05 Great Decisions 2021, II SCI-05-Z The Rejuvenation of a Mouse HIS-06-Z Piratical Virtues: Revisiting Pirate SCI-06, SCI-06-Z Gut Health and Your Microbiome: Legacies The Connection to Better Health HIS-07-Z Reconstruction: A Brief Moment & Longevity in the Sun SCI-07 Poisons and Toxins ❄ HIS-08, HIS-08-Z Alaska 1890 to 1920: A Political SCI-08, SCI-08-Z The Advancing Science of Slowing History Aging ❄ HIS-09, HIS-09-Z Representing Alaskans SCI-09, SCI-09-Z Central American Biodiversity for ❄ HIS-10, HIS-10-Z Arctic Knowledge: An Endangered Naturalists Species? SCI-10, SCI-10-Z Watch Climate Change ❄ HIS-11 Early Arctic Ocean Exploration HIS-12 A New Nation: The American Social Studies . 19. Revolution SOC-01-Z Sleep and Dreams ❄ HIS-13-Z Alaska’s First Presidential Visit SOC-02, SOC-02-Z Travelogues Literature, Languages, & Philosophy . 14. SOC-03, SOC-03-Z Plan and Write a Basic Will: It’s Easier Done Than Said LIT-01-Z Poetry of Joan Baez SOC-04, SOC-04-Z Grassroots Stewardship for Nature LIT-02, LIT-02-Z Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and Society LIT-03, LIT-03-Z Sentences from Shakespeare: SOC-05-Z Self-Identity: Understanding Why The Merchant of Venice We Do What We Do LIT-04-Z Irish Poems and Songs of Exile and ❄ SOC-06, SOC-06-Z Engineering Solutions to Alaskan Emigration Problems LIT-05-Z Poetry of Joni Mitchell ❄ SOC-07-Z Capital Project Development and the LIT-06 Paris Stories: The Short Stories of STIP and AIP programs Mavis Gallant ❄ SOC-08, SOC-08-Z From Morningside to API: What has LIT-07, LIT-07-Z Remarkable Poems 3 changed? LIT-08, LIT-08-Z Library 102 OLLI Winter Lectures .